Jer Staes

Jer Staes

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Detroit City FC Plays LA Force + Sports w/ Fletcher Sharpe

01:05 – Fletcher Sharpe (@saintfdw on Twitter) previews the LA Force Men’s Detroit City FC match on Wednesday night at Keyworth Stadium 05:37 – The DCFC Women’s team had their first loss against the Chicago Mustangs. Fletch breaks it down and looks forward. 10:51 – Fans across the country have been acting up between dumping popcorn on Russell Westbrook to spitting to a fan running on the Sixers court. Fletcher makes the argument that until fans get it together, we shouldn’t...

Meet the Sapphire Sun cocktail; Diner Demolition; Plus stories around town

It’s a Friday edition of your Daily Detroit and Devon O’Reilly joins Jer to send us out to the holiday weekend. 00:20 First up, we talk about our cocktails of choice. Jer talks about what he dubs the “Sapphire Sun,” meaning Faygo Arctic Sun and Bombay Sapphire gin. All that’s needed is your local party store to pull this one off.  Devon’s drinking an Americano with a touch of booze. The stories: 02:01 There’s generally great news on the COVID-19 front, and unless there...

Detroit's property tax system is broken. Could a split rate help fix it?

Detroit is only second to New York City when it comes to overall tax burden, according to some estimates. And when it comes to property taxes, due to the systems of incentives, breaks, Neighborhood Enterprise Zones and other financial tools, it’s very possible a loft downtown with a higher value can have a far lower tax rate than a neighborhood house. Matthew X. Roling shares with us on this episode of the Daily Detroit podcast how he thinks a split rate property tax system woul...

Previewing the Ford F-150 Lightning w/ Eric Trykto; Nicole Curtis wins; Venues reopening

On today’s show, Eric Trytko joins us to break down the Ford F-150 Lightning. How will it stand up to competition? Is there a market for this? What is there to look forward to, and what are the reservations? It’s an in-depth, smart conversation on a vehicle that Ford is making big bets on. Plus stories around town: – Venues are opening up around town and concerts are returning – Nicole Curtis won her case with the Detroit Land Bank Authority, keeping at 1908 Foursquare in t...

Masks off? River Place sold; DCFC News + The dramatic Michigan Stars; Ferndale Radio fundraising to stream

What an episode. We literally scrapped it three times and then everything happened. This is a longer one that we usually do, so grab a drink of choice, kick back and enjoy. First, Devon O’Reilly joins us to talk about the change in mask policy. In Michigan, as of 9am Saturday, it’s masks off for vaccinated individuals. But will you? Will he? And in what situations? And we get into what some of the thinking might be behind the moves. We also talk about Bedrock’s purchase of 3...

The Complex Line 5 Pipeline Situation, Explained

The whole Line 5 pipeline situation under the straits of Mackinac, as I uncover more and more, seems to be a symptom to a larger, bi-national problem, including the lack of energy plan on either side of the border.  Proponents say the pipeline critical to the economy and energy infrastructure. Opponents say a double pipeline under the Great Lakes — especially one that’s not buried – poses a special threat to the unique fresh water resource. What if both concerns are true? A...

What is the Community Policing Innovation Initiative? w/ Barbara McQuade

There has been lots of talk of police reform in the news and in the conversation not just nationally, but here in Metro Detroit. But how does the rubber meet the proverbial road? How do we actually make this happen? Earlier this year, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Hudson-Webber Foundation, Ballmer Group and Oakland County supported the establishment of the Community Policing Innovation Initiative. The funds support programs with the: * Canton To...

Police Chief James Craig retires, may run for Gov; Ford HQ changes; Belle Isle Newsboy Shelter demolished

Detroit Police Chief James Craig retires, and word is he’s eyeing running for Michigan Governor as a Republican. But there’s a hard reality that the violent crime rate in the city of Detroit is just about where he found it in 2014, even if we take out the pandemic. We discuss it and the Chief’s answer that the November 2020 election result was a “political” question and so he won’t address it until after he retires June 1st. Here’s a tweet thread: https://twitter.com/TheDailyDetroit/...

Can employers make employees get vaccinated? And will they? w/ Terry Bonnette

Today’s show is driven by a listener question we’ve gotten a lot over the last couple of months. Can employers mandate their employees get vaccines? Should they? And then we talk about what some businesses are actually doing. Our guest for this is Terry Bonnette. He’s co-managing partner at Nemeth Law and is an expert on labor and employment counseling and litigation. In his career, he’s dealt with contract compliance and regulatory compliance issues, including, FMLA, Wage and H...

5 Things to know plus DCFC news + Lions picks w/ Fletcher Sharpe

On today’s show, Fletcher Sharpe joins us to talk about Detroit City FC’s win over the Maryland Bobcats and his thoughts on the Detroit Lions draft picks. That starts at 04:47 Also, if you don’t know what a nutmeg is: https://twitter.com/SaintFDW/status/1389600381374767118 Also on the show: 00:20 Latest on the pandemic as vaccinations statewide hit 50%, Ford Field wraps up their mass clinic in two weeks, and cases drop (but are still high). 01:44 Gabe Leland is a Detro...

How the global chip shortage impacts Detroit automakers w/ Gabrielle Coppola

The global silicon chip shortage has made computers and graphics cards more expensive and harder to find. But so many popular products are driven by chips, including automobiles. There are lots full of pickup trucks and other high-value vehicles sitting missing a few parts, unable to be sold until they get some key parts. And that’s not good for our local economy or the workers that rely on it.  Gabrielle Coppola who covers autos for Bloomberg joins the podcast to unpack what’s...

Spring update on Detroit's growing greenways w/ Todd Scott

It’s now spring so it’s a great time to catch up on what’s happening with Detroit’s growing greenway infrastructure. Detroit Greenways Coalition Executive Director Todd Scott says that it’s a “milestone year” for new construction projects and shovels in the ground. We talk about the Joe Louis Greenway, the Southwest Greenway, a possible rebuilding of Jefferson Avenue on Detroit’s east side to coincide with work happening underground with the sewage system, how the pandemic h...

1100 Cars for people who need them; New Ford Ion Park; Flower Day details and more

Today’s show features a conversation with Bob Schwartz of the Here to Help Foundation. They’ve provided or helped with 1,100 cars for working people in Wayne and Oakland counties. More: https://www.heretohelpfoundation.org/activek/home Plus, stories around town (with timestamps): 00:32 – Ford announced a new battery research and development facility called Ford Ion Park. It’ll be in Allen Park.  01:41 – If a lawsuit is successful in getting an injunction, Detroit’s new...

Donut talk; Floyd funding; Plus 5 things to know around Metro Detroit

It’s Friday funday at the podcast and we run down stories around town as well as our favorite donuts. 01:11 – Devon O’Reilly and Jer share their drinks and their vaccine side-effect experiences 05:27 – Downtown Detroit bars and restaurants are real slow compared to before the pandemic. Will that increase as more people get vaccinated and go out? 06:33 – Local election season is heating up across the region. We talk about it for a bit, including quickly the slew of mayoral c...

Can we lower Detroit's high property tax rates and not gut services? Here's how we might do it.

Could we lower the city of Detroit’s property tax rates – they are among the highest in the nation – while not gutting services? This could be a benefit for long-time Detroit residents who face very high property tax burdens and might be a longer term fix than the one-time forgiveness provided through a charitable program from Dan Gilbert’s foundation. Also, it may stimulate more individual investment to make the city make more fiscal sense and help attract back the middle c...

PODCAST: Detroit City FC season kicks off and it's a critical year for NISA

Today’s show is focused on Detroit City FC and the sport in general. First, Fletcher Sharpe runs down a pair of games last week as DCFC kicks off their season. Then we discuss the Super League briefly which leads into another topic – NISA. And how Detroit City FC really needs NISA to work, and what NISA could do to step up their game....

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